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100

What was eaten at the first Thanksgiving feast?

A) turkey B) ham C) duck D) pigeon

Ducks, geese, and swans are believed to have been served to the English settlers and Native Americans.

100

On average, how many turkeys are cooked each year on Thanksgiving?

A) 100,000 B) 26 million C) 39 million

D) 46 million

Thanksgiving Day and turkey go hand-in-hand, so this number shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. Although not all Americans celebrate the holiday, there are still millions of families gathering around the table to eat one of the most special meals of the year—and for those who aren’t satisfied with only one day of it, Christmas is also a popular occasion to cook another turkey.

100

There is a hotline ( 1-800-BUTTERBALL) that you can call around the holidays for ______?

A) questions about thanksgiving history

B) questions about turkey

C) a friend to talk to if you are lonely on holidays

D) someone to come cook for you

Every November and December they answer more than 100,000 turkey related questions. Throughout the years they've expanded to meet the modern holiday household.

100

What state is our top-tier turkey producing state?

A) Michigan B) Minnesota C) Rhode Island

D) Ohio

Minnesota is our top turkey-producing state. Cranberries, on the other hand, are primarily grown in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington.

100

What part of the turkey is called a wattle?

A. The bit of red flesh right under the beak
B. Wobbly bit of flesh on the top of the beak
C. The tail feathers

D) the feet

200

The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade had what instead of balloon floats?

A) giant ball pit B) children dressed in costumes

C) pilgrims D) zoo animals

Held in 1924, the first parade included monkeys, bears, camels, and elephants borrowed from the Central Park Zoo instead of the traditional character balloons we know today.

200

What was made in result of too much turkey on Thanksgiving?

A) TV dinners B) hair dryers C) convection oven

D) gravy

A!
Well, sort of. In 1953, an overzealous Swanson employee overestimated the number of frozen turkeys the company should order for Thanksgiving—and the company was left with 260 tons of excess turkey after the holiday. The idea to create pre-made turkey dinners served re-heatable individual trays, just like airline meals. By the end of 1954, Swanson had sold 10 million frozen turkey meals, and the TV dinner industry was born.

200

When the first Thanksgiving dinner took place, they were missing _____:

A) forks B) knives C) spoons D) cups

A!
Wherever the first Thanksgiving took place, it did so without forks. The utensil wasn't commonly used until about the time of the American Revolution in North America, although it's supposed both knives and spoons found a place on the Pilgrims' tables.

200

How many cranberries are usually in one can of candied cranberries?

A) 20 B) 100 C) 200 D) 50

One can of jellied cranberry sauce—which is extremely popular this time of year--contains around 200 cranberries.

200

Which culture Birthed the idea of the horn of plenty, cornucopia?
A. British culture
B. Indian culture
C. Greek culture D) Irish culture

300

Who has made the most appearances in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?

A) Buzz Lightyear B) Bullwinkle C) Snoopy

D) Shrek

C!
Throughout the years, the beagle has had a total of seven balloons, making 39 appearances "on and off through 2015" before he was replaced with Charlie Brown in 2016. He returned as an astronaut for the 2019 parade, bringing his balloon total to eight.

300

Black Friday, AKA the day after Thanksgiving, is the busiest day of the year for _____:

A) bars B) beer distributors C) breweries

D) plumbers

Sure, it's a big day for shoppers—but also drainage professionals. Plumbing and drainage companies don't really get the Friday after Thanksgiving off, since it's one of their busiest days of the year. (Why, you can only imagine.)

300

What president cancelled Thanksgiving during his presidency?

A) Bush B) Lincoln C) Jefferson D)Washington

C!
George Washington was the first to declare Thanksgiving a holiday, but it was on a year-to-year basis, so presidents had to re-declare it every year, according to The Washington Post. Jefferson was so adamantly against Thanksgiving that he refused to declare it a holiday during his presidency, and many say that he called the holiday "the most ridiculous idea ever conceived."

300

What is a snood?

A) A hat worn by a pilgrim

B) the turkey's neck skin C) a turkey's bottom

D) A hot cider drink

300

To whom are drawings given by children in Japan during their labor Thanksgiving?
a. The president
b. Police stations
c. Nurses

d. firefighters

400

The first professional Thanksgiving day football game was played in:

A) 1910 B) 1920 C) 1890 D) 2001

B!
A century ago, Thanksgiving Day fell on November 25 and there were six football games played, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Non-league teams like Elyria Athletics went up against league teams counted in standings.

400

Which president was the first to 'pardon' a turkey?

A) Bush B) Taft C) Clinton D) Obama

In 1989, the 41st president pardoned the first turkey—that is, assured he would never become somebody's dinner—since then, every president has upheld the tradition and a few of the turkeys have gone on to serve a different purpose. In 2005 and 2009, the birds went to Disneyland and Disney World parks to participate in the annual Thanksgiving parades.

400

Who always plays on Thanksgiving?

A) Pittsburgh Steelers B) Detroit Lions

C) Green Bay Packers D)New England Patriots

B!
The first NFL football game that took placeon Thanksgiving Day was in 1934, when the Detroit Lions played the Chicago Bears. The Lions have played on Thanksgiving ever since, except when the team was called away to serve during World War II, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

400

What is a baby turkey called?

A) a snout B) a poult C) a chick

D) a nestling

400

How many calories, on average, does an average person consume during Thanksgiving dinner?
a. 1500
b. 1600
c. 4500

d. 100

500

What Christmas song was originally a Thanksgiving song?

A) Jingle Bell Rock B) White Christmas

C) Jingle Bells D) Rockin' around the Christmas tree

C!
Before becoming a Christmas anthem, "Jingle Bells" was an 1857 song titled "One Horse Open Sleigh," and its composer, James Pierpont, intended it to be a Thanksgiving Day song.

500

The turkey bird is linked to the country Turkey.

True or False?

True!
The turkey bird got its name from the country due to a case of mistaken identity! During the Ottoman Empire, guinea fowl were exported from East Africa via Turkey to Europe, so when Europeans first sailed to North America and discovered birds that looked similar to guinea fowl, they called them "turkeys."

500

The world's largest pumpkin pie weighed how much?

A) 1,353lbs B) 2,536lbs C) 3,998lbs D)3,699lbs

The world’s largest pumpkin pie, made at the 2010 Pumpkinfest in New Bremen, Ohio weighed 3,699 pounds and was 20 feet in diameter.

500

A full grown turkey has approx. how many feathers?

A) 260 B) 1,506,300 C) 1,050 D) 3,500`

500

All turkeys fly.

True or false?

False!

Wild turkeys can fly, but those domestically grown for eating cannot because they are too heavy.